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Greenpeace slams Seven and SBS, accuses Coke of 'buying up the internet'

17 May 2013

Updated: Greenpeace has slammed Seven and SBS for banning its Coke ad. It has also complained that Coke has bought up Google ad words relating to recycling and may have even bought the word Greenpeace. more »

Hottest young talent win plaudits and trip to Cannes

17 May 2013

Young guns from 303Lowe, Cumminsross, DDB Sydney, and UM took the plaudits at the Australian Cannes Young Lions competition last night. Client-side winners came from AMP Capital and RAC Victoria. more »

Media Sales Summit mega-panel discussion to tackle the big themes

17 May 2013

Are we on a slippery slope to commoditised obscurity? When will we find the holy grail of audience measurement? Will data analytics usurp the sales relationship? more »

Myer media pitch in play, five on the list

17 May 2013

The Myer media pitch is in play with Ikon preparing to battle to hang on to the business. AdNews understands four other agencies are pitching. more »

Audi: Australian retail market really ugly, but...

17 May 2013

Audi's general manager of marketing has bemoaned the "shockingly bad" state of the Australian retail market, but says brand activity will be the saviour in tough times. more »

Coke confronts obesity, now for the rest

17 May 2013

Coke's renewed effort to plant itself constructively into the obesity debate should sound a warning bell to food and drinks brands of all persuasions - sooner or later, sugar and fat is going to get you. more »

CMO Andy Lark to exit CommBank

17 May 2013

UPDATED: Commonwealth Bank chief marketing and online officer Andy Lark will leave the bank to pursue entrepreneurial interests. Vittoria Shortt will step in as interim CMO until a replacement is found. more »

Mag editors get their blog on

17 May 2013

Top magazine editors will come together tomorrow for the launch of the Kidspot Voices of 2013 contest, a competition aimed at uncovering the top blogging talent in Australia and helping them fine-tune their art. more »

ACCC brings Foxtel into line after advertising debacle

16 May 2013

The ACCC has flexed its muscles over a Foxtel advertising promo which saw the pay TV giant offer more freebies than it could handle. more »

60 second briefing: Making your life easier

16 May 2013

Too busy to read all the papers? Well, we're all about streamlining the process here at AdNews. Here's a short wrap of what the major mastheads are saying today. more »